Accepting, rejecting or deferring an offer

Accepting an offer

On-campus students

• Come to the university as specified in the offer letter. The completion of requirements on enrolment day forms an acceptance of the offer.
• Domestic PhD or Masters by Research Applicants: Have up to one month from the date of offer to complete enrolment.
• International PhD or Masters by Research Applicants: Have up to six months from the date of offer to complete enrolment.

Off-campus students

• Return acceptance documents as specified in the offer letter.
• Domestic PhD or Masters by Research Applicants: Have up to one month from the date of offer to complete enrolment.
• International PhD or Masters by Research Applicants: Have up to six months from the date of offer to complete enrolment.

Refusing an offer

On-campus students

• Simply do not attend the Enrolment Day or take any further action.

Off-campus students

• Advise your faculty office in writing that you are choosing to reject the offer that has been made.

Deferring an offer

How and when to apply

• If you wish to defer your first year of study at Monash, you are strongly encouraged to speak to a faculty representative first to discuss your options.

• An application for deferment must be submitted:
  • prior to the conclusion of the specified enrolment time, and
  • with the relevant faculty.

• There are two ways you can submit an application for course deferment:
  • You can apply for course deferment online using the University's Web Enrolment System (WES):
    1. Log into WES
    2. From the WES main menu, click on the link to 'Application Forms'
    3. Click on the link to 'Apply for Course Deferment'
    4. Click the link to 'View deferment policy and eligibility' to ensure that you are making an informed choice to defer your studies
    5. Click the link to 'Apply to defer from your course'. Check the details on your screen to ensure that your Admission details are correct
    6. Choose your 'Deferment Return Date' by clicking on the appropriate checkbox
    7. Read the Declaration and if you agree and wish to proceed, click 'Submit Application'
  • A transaction record will appear on your screen.  Be sure to record your transaction number for future reference, and you will also receive an email to your Monash student email account if your submission is successful. 
  • Some students may not have access to defer via the WES. Should you be unable to complete the application for course deferment online, a  deferment application form must be submitted:
    • Medicine and Radiography students: Contact the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences for Deferment Details - Medicine 61 3 9905 4301 and Radiography 61 3 9905 1212.
  • Normally the course structure and fee rate that is specified in the handbook of the year in which you take up your place will apply.
  • During deferment students must maintain current address details with the University so that they can receive enrolment documentation

  Domestic students - Undergraduate

  • University policy allows a one-year deferment of study for all new undergraduate students who apply except where the student intends to study elsewhere in Australia. In these cases the faculty will determine whether the deferment is appropriate. Any approved study completed in Australia in the year of deferral cannot be used to gain credit unless specified in the conditions of the deferment.

  Domestic Students - Postgraduate

  • Contact the relevant faculty. Students may be granted a deferment or may be advised to re-apply for the course in the following intake.

  International Students - Undergraduate and Postgraduate

  • Apply to International Recruitment Services whilst still overseas.

  Doctoral and Master of Philosophy Students

  • Any application for a deferment of the offer of candidature must be submitted in writing to the Monash Research Graduate School. Deferment, if approved, will be for a maximum of one year only.
  • Offers of candidature lapse six months after the date of the initial offer of candidature if the prospective candidate does not enrol and/or has not sought and been granted a deferment.
  • For further information, see the Doctoral and MPhil Information Handbook.

  Enrolment after deferment of an offer

  • Enrolment arrangement details, for the next year, will be mailed to your current postal address between Sept - November. If you have not heard from the University by mid November you should contact your faculty office. You must notify the University of any address changes during your deferment in order to receive your enrolment information.